3/4 Secrets of the Mona Lisa

First broadcast: Dec 2015.
The Mona Lisa: bewitching, seductive, world famous. In the minds of millions, she is the ultimate work of art. Yet behind the enigmatic smile, she remains a mystery, fuelling endless speculation and theories.
But is that all about to change? Is the world's most famous painting finally giving up its secrets?
Presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon, this landmark film uses new evidence to investigate the truth behind her identity and where she lived. It decodes centuries-old documents and uses state-of-the-art technology that could unlock the long-hidden truths of history's most iconic work of art.

[@gdhse3]

I love the part where he goes from Italian to French, that was a classic move.

[@zheidari001]

Watching during pandemic 😷 while nothing to do, good ways to expand and explore

[@kimballrobertsr.a.3541]

What if the underlying painting was a template outline used for portrait painting or a discard painting that simply painted over. I'm sure materials could not be wasted but perhaps reused.

[@akschmidt2085]

Leonardo didn't use other people's junk canvases ever... why here? And it's a good copy by a talented artist, sure, but it just looks slightly off. The Isleworth doesn't look off. So either it was a more talented copyist or it really is a Leonardo. So exciting.

[@Hypatia4242]

3:56 is just me or is the nose wrong? And why don't any of the versions of this painting have the bodice as seen in the sketch?

[@99thehighstreet69]

It's a right clunker😂Awful attempt

[@luzarsacdetoro903]

Top!

[@lindacensi2750]

about the Young version of Monnalisa in spain ok,i believe it is by Leonardo BUT hmmm I don t believe in another one And in fact...

[@funnyfootball6742]

who else is singing while watching

[@anupamsinha666]

Russia is enigmatic

[@davidm1149]

I've been studying about Leonardo's "code", and the hidden lineage of Jesus and the figure of Mary Magdelene. The Mona Lisa somehow seems to present into this composite storyline as a minor character possibly signifying a member of this lineage. The bloodline was known only to a very few elites who I'm sure were apprised of the marriage of Jesus and Mary and their later life in Tibet. Leonardo was aware of these "heretical" secrets and provided myriads of clues in his works. I believe he also had access to some form of remote viewing or time contraction. He is likely one of the most enigmatic figures in history, a veritable "bandit" who made away with the lies of the Vatican and their invented character "Jesus Christ".

[@josepcivil8090]

I don’t know where you get these ideas from !! Probably from a fertile imagination. I don’t mean to say that the official version is accurate either, quite the contrary. But I can tell you that you are far from the truth.

[@davidm1149]

@@josepcivil8090 I appreciate that you believe what the churches are taught through pastors who don't have the whole story. I realize that his is not really the most important matter, although it plays into things on a grand level. Jesus was married and had children, this and many other facts were kept out of a narrative that was purposely trimmed in an attempt to tell a larger story.

[@andrenewcomb3708]

12 disciples making shadow of halo. Do as He says.

[@thehopeforunderstanding9263]

Sure as hell part of the gospel of Thomas you Sure as hell don't have ears that hear

[@jazzlehazzle]

HAHAH & Jesus fkng christ THE DARK KNIGHT??? GET SOME ORIGL MUSIC!!!